Purpose and Scope The July 2026 Threat Trend Report on APT Groups summarizes the trend in which state-sponsored threat actors and financially motivated attackers are employing a combination of supply chain attacks, account takeovers, cloud breaches, and social engineering techniques. Key targets include Microsoft 365, webmail accounts, cloud infrastructure, GitHub and development environments, VPN and […]

This technical analysis report was prepared as part of the joint cybersecurity advisory titled “Advisory on Cyberattacks Targeting Korean Citizens and Businesses by State-Sponsored Hacking Groups” issued by the Republic of Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), National Police Agency (NPA), Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), and Financial Security Institute (FSI).   OverView AhnLab SEcurity […]

Content In the second quarter of 2026, the AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) collected and analyzed attack logs targeting poorly managed Linux SSH servers through honeypots. The scope of the analysis covers attack sources that progressed to executing actual malware installation commands, as well as statistics on the malware used in those attacks. Purpose and […]

Overview. ASEC analyzed the statistics of attacks against Linux SSH servers in Q1 2026 based on honeypot logs. The P2PInfect worm dominated, accounting for 70.3% of all attack sources, and DDoS bots such as Mirai, XMRig, Prometei, and CoinMiner were identified as the main threats. Purpose and Scope. the purpose of this report is to […]